Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Research Programs is accepting applications for the Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions program. The purpose of this program is to support institutions that provide fellowships devoted to advanced study and research in the humanities in the United States and abroad, foster communities of intellectual exchange among participating scholars, and provide access to resources that might otherwise not be available to the participating scholars. The program supports fellowship programs administered by independent centers for advanced study, libraries, and museums in the U.S.; American overseas research centers; and American organizations that have expertise in promoting humanities research in foreign countries. Some key aspects of the program include: * Recipient institutions must give all eligible applicants equal consideration and must not restrict eligibility to members of a scholarly organization or to persons affiliated with institutional members of a scholarly organization. * Recipient institutions must not accept applications from any of their own officers, employees, members of the board of trustees or advisers, or selection committee members, until at least one year has elapsed since the person’s last service in such a position. * Fellowship tenure must be full-time, continuous, and last four to twelve months. * NEH-funded fellows may not be debarred or suspended by any federal department or agency and may not be delinquent on repayment of federal debt. * Recipients must comply with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which is designed to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Some examples of eligible projects include: * Fellowships for advanced research in the humanities * Fellowships for study and research in foreign countries * Fellowships for scholars to work on projects related to the humanities The application package for this funding opportunity can be found under the “Package” tab on Grants.gov. The application package includes a series of required and conditionally required forms, and applicants will upload additional application components into the Attachments Form.